An interactive workshop about serving communities we do not represent. Dinner will be provided. Featured Panelists Emad Ansari, JD/MPP Candidate Deb Drennan, the Director of Freedom House Detroit Professor Mara Ostfeld This event is co-sponsored by the The Diversity Student Coalition (DiSC) and the Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Students in the U.S. currently rank 25th in math and 17th in science among their peers in other industrialized countries. Yet research shows that 80 percent of future jobs will require literacy and skills in these areas. To meet future workforce needs and maintain our global competitiveness, we must improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills among students and increase access to STEM careers particularly among underrepresented populations.

Ninety-five Americans are killed on the road every day. Around 15 times that number are seriously injured and hospitalized. The personal and societal cost of this immense. Without innovative solutions and concerted action, this 'road toll' is estimated to climb.